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overweight

o·ver·weight
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [adjective oh-ver-weyt; noun oh-ver-weyt; verb oh-ver-weyt]
    • /adjective ˈoʊ vərˈweɪt; noun ˈoʊ vərˌweɪt; verb ˌoʊ vərˈweɪt/
    • /ˌəʊ.vəˈweɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [adjective oh-ver-weyt; noun oh-ver-weyt; verb oh-ver-weyt]
    • /adjective ˈoʊ vərˈweɪt; noun ˈoʊ vərˌweɪt; verb ˌoʊ vərˈweɪt/

Definitions of overweight word

  • adjective overweight weighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc.: overweight luggage; an overweight patient; two letters that may be overweight. 1
  • noun overweight extra or excess weight above what law or regulation allows, as of baggage or freight: The overweight will cost us $12. 1
  • noun overweight weight in excess of that considered normal, proper, healthful, etc.: Overweight in a child should not be neglected. 1
  • noun overweight greater effect or importance; preponderance. 1
  • verb with object overweight to weight excessively; exceed the weight limit of. 1
  • verb with object overweight to give too much consideration or emphasis to; stress unduly. 1

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Origin of overweight

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; over- + weight

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Overweight

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

overweight popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

overweight usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for overweight

adj overweight

  • butterball — a chubby or fat person
  • corpulent — If you describe someone as corpulent, you mean they are fat.
  • fat — File Allocation Table
  • heavy — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
  • lead-footed — awkward; clumsy.

noun overweight

  • byproduct — A byproduct is something that is produced during the manufacture or processing of another product.
  • chubbiness — round and plump: a chubby child; a chubby face.
  • corpulence — fatness or stoutness of body; obesity
  • luxuriance — luxuriant growth or productiveness; rich abundance; lushness.
  • adiposity — the state of being fat; obesity

adjective overweight

  • chubby — A chubby person is rather fat.
  • embonpoint — The plump or fleshy part of a person’s body, in particular a woman’s bosom.
  • fleshy — having much flesh; plump; fat.
  • gross — without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
  • large — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.

Antonyms for overweight

adj overweight

  • anatomical — Anatomical means relating to the structure of the bodies of people and animals.
  • angular — Angular things have shapes that seem to contain a lot of straight lines and sharp points.
  • anorectic — Also, anorectous. having no appetite.
  • atrophied — exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted; withered; shriveled: an atrophied arm; an atrophied talent.
  • beanstalk — the stem of a bean plant

adjective overweight

  • emaciated — Abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.
  • osseous — composed of, containing, or resembling bone; bony.

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